What does this mean? - Page 2

Hi friends, ok, the "visitor" did not make me nervous. I became wary when she,the pup, acted in this manner ,it made me wonder what she was picking up on, and SHOULD I wonder, so then I did wonder because I trust her. She is of very stable temperament "normal" ,so, it isn't that I was first uneasy with the "stranger". My gut tells me, she's a good pup with GSD temperament and is warning me but ,she is so young and could she be as good as I hope?. Between the dog and the stranger, I trust the dog, I just wonder if she can be such a good dog so young.

I KNOW it is the sixth sense. I had no idea I was being snatched, no yelling or screaming. Just another stupid moment on my part. He wanted me to get into his car and show him where the stables were and I was getting ready to go, when the Dane came flying thru the window,and sent him packing. Glass breaking all over, what a ruckuss. . Long story short without gory details, The guy ended up on the news he had snatched someone elses little girl. I can not say it enough. Listen to your dog and take action NOW!!!! worry about it later, who cares anyway, your safe.

This is off the dog, but I feel very strongly about this. Parents/Grandarents Children want to help adults, we are taught to respect and trust adults. We are taught about strangers. YOU MUST TEACH YOUR CHILD, to listen to that little voice in thier tummy. My tummy was going off, yet I was still going, I was having an arguement in my head, with myself, my head won and my tummy lost. If it was not for My DOGS TUMMY. I would have come to great harm. PLEASE TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUT THE VOICE IN THIER TUMMY..

I wanted to update you all on this thread. Today I was able to recreate the scenario with my puppy only with a different visitor. I asked this visitor to throw the toys . Puppy accepted this person, no problem, as she has with others. Just wanted to let you all know that I believe without any doubt now that indeed my puppy was warning me and she sensed something about that first person and he will not be invited back. Thank you all for your responses.

I guess it could be your dog sensed that person was a "bad guy", it could also be hormones. All my GSD's have acted a little squirelly from 9 months to about 18 months!

You should not play frisbee with a 9 months old pup!! Yes, hormones are raging at this age. Many dogs that age are "squirelly' or reactive to God Knows what. I would not pay too much attention to it. She did not act up when first let out and did 'puppy stuff' and then played with you without any reaction to this person. If this person had set her off she would have reacted immideately. She probably smelled something that this person had touched before that she did not like it. Could be as little as that person being somewhat afraid or insecure of dogs and leaving some adrenalin scent on what was touched. Your dog may now have formed a bad associated with that and react again in the future. Or not at all and the next time around when that smell is not there she will be fine. Playing frisbee with such young dogs can affect joints and back. I will never play frisbee again with a dog, after seeing what it does to their backs. A ball is hard enough on their joints at that age. I would also not use a Kong because the sudden change in direction causes too much physical stress on a young body as the dog follows those movements. Later, after a-stamps and they are done with most of their growth is finished maybe. Just my personal 2 cents.

I tend to agree with D.H. and would not try to read too much into this at the age of this puppy. Often puppies and even adult dogs "go off" merely because of the way a person is dressed. Case in point-several of mine go berserk on the rare occassions that I arrive home wearing a suit and tie. I smell the same way (well maybe not!) I walk the same way, and of course my voice is the same. The younger ones are quite disturbed by the appearance of this "stranger" in their yard. Perhaps that is what has happened here? Yes, mine are well socialized, but not so much on their own turf. Just a point to ponder. Bob-O

Pups the age of yours go thru a fright stage also and often they come right back to ur leg because something about that other person spooked them, if only a little bid and she was trying to digest it all...remember she is young and doesnt really know yet how to handle every l;ittle thing she comes up against, and for that reason keep intoducing her to various situations at home and away from home , different times of day and night , also...Nightime adventures to a young pup are funny because they see shadows and it is good to subject her to all kinds of things, carefully and with encouragement, and praise....slowly , also...